Women's Studies

College of Liberal Arts

Women’s studies offers systematic attention to gender and women's experiences in all aspects of life. Expanding recognition of the impact and strength of difference and diversity in women’s lives, the program places special emphasis on the study of gender and its relationship to race, class, and sexual orientation. Women's studies courses pay close attention to women's personal and public experiences and look at the meaning and impact of events, ideas, and social institutions for women, as well as for men.

Points of Pride

Women’s studies has been an active sponsor of diverse programs, including the Women’s Studies Symposium, and Women’s Studies Noon Lecture Series (a discussion series).

Women's studies maintains a resources library at Purdue.

The program hosted the Second Annual Film Festival, "Iraq and Afghanistan: Women and the War on Terror."